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Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Once again, Better Call Saul does not disappoint.
It's now reached the point where I'm kind of dreading Jimmy becoming Saul any time soon (though I think it's near). They've done such a great job with the build up that I'm afraid when it happens they'll be pigeon holed. I'm enjoying the build up.

Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thatís teamwork."

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Once again, Better Call Saul does not disappoint.
It's now reached the point where I'm kind of dreading Jimmy becoming Saul any time soon (though I think it's near). They've done such a great job with the build up that I'm afraid when it happens they'll be pigeon holed. I'm enjoying the build up.

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Once again, Better Call Saul does not disappoint.
It's now reached the point where I'm kind of dreading Jimmy becoming Saul any time soon (though I think it's near). They've done such a great job with the build up that I'm afraid when it happens they'll be pigeon holed. I'm enjoying the build up.

It is interesting. I watched the first season when it aired, I guess two years ago and thought it was OK. Although I almost decided not to watch season 2. But it was on Netflix so a month ago or so I decided to watch season 2. Slowly during the course of season 2 I became hooked again and slowly towards the end of the season the show started feeling a little more like Break Bad. Season 3 I can't wait for all the shows to air, so watching each week and it has morphed even more into Breaking Bad.

Strange thing is I want something bad to happen to Chuck, even though it is Jimmy who started most of it, and yet Chuck is Chuck.

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

I'm wondering if somehow Jimmy's defense at the bar hearing is going to go farther than he expected. It'll get him off the hook as intended, but then the they'll continue on after saying Jimmy will retain his license and then say they are suspending Chuck due to mental incompetence. Maybe requiring medical clearance to be reinstated. And we already know that doctors want him committed. So this sends Chuck on a downhill trajectory, causes HHM to want to part ways with the "M" in the company.... And somehow all of this leads to Jimmy just wanting to separate from being Chuck's brother. Whether he feels bad about it going too far, whether the McGill name gets soiled in all of this, or maybe to appease Chuck and just to say "I'm not your brother any longer, leave me be".

The beauty of the writing is, just like BB, it's hard to predict what they are setting up and what is about to happen. It rarely takes the total cliched direction you might expect, or simply the easy way, yet makes total sense when it happens.
And the writers also know how to show restraint and textures. Last Monday, Jimmy didn't look like a lawyer happy to be scoring points in court nor happy to be trying to take down his brother (whether that is because he hated the position Chuck was forcing him to take, or whether he thought that would play better to the panel is another question... and more good writing to not really just telegraph to us which it was). And it all built instead of some Perry Mason moment with everything over the top.

Kudos to all the actors. BB for as good as it was, didn't have the solid acting at every point that BCS currently does. Who is simply not killing it? Michael McKean is awesome as Chuck. It's almost getting lost how well he's playing this role. I mean it's David St Hubbins doing this!

Last edited by Bball; 05-11-2017 at 11:34 PM.

Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thatís teamwork."

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Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Recently finished Crashing on HBO, I think it's definitely at least worth a watch. Found it to be a nice mix of compelling story and comedy.
Silicon Valley looks like it's in store for a nice season as well, although it's a bit slower so far than Season 3 (which was the best imo).

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

I'm wondering if somehow Jimmy's defense at the bar hearing is going to go farther than he expected. It'll get him off the hook as intended, but then the they'll continue on after saying Jimmy will retain his license and then say they are suspending Chuck due to mental incompetence. Maybe requiring medical clearance to be reinstated. And we already know that doctors want him committed. So this sends Chuck on a downhill trajectory, causes HHM to want to part ways with the "M" in the company.... And somehow all of this leads to Jimmy just wanting to separate from being Chuck's brother. Whether he feels bad about it going too far, whether the McGill name gets soiled in all of this, or maybe to appease Chuck and just to say "I'm not your brother any longer, leave me be".

The beauty of the writing is, just like BB, it's hard to predict what they are setting up and what is about to happen. It rarely takes the total cliched direction you might expect, or simply the easy way, yet makes total sense when it happens.
And the writers also know how to show restraint and textures. Last Monday, Jimmy didn't look like a lawyer happy to be scoring points in court nor happy to be trying to take down his brother (whether that is because he hated the position Chuck was forcing him to take, or whether he thought that would play better to the panel is another question... and more good writing to not really just telegraph to us which it was). And it all built instead of some Perry Mason moment with everything over the top.

Kudos to all the actors. BB for as good as it was, didn't have the solid acting at every point that BCS currently does. Who is simply not killing it? Michael McKean is awesome as Chuck. It's almost getting lost how well he's playing this role. I mean it's David St Hubbins doing this!

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Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

The Keepers on Netflix. Scary and sad, and unfortunately as someone who went to Catholic school not all that surprising. I never saw abuse or anything like that, but there were a lot of preferred classes, weird machinations, and attempts to cover up bad behavior (what I saw was motivated by greed more than sex).

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

I'm trying to avoid spoilers til the weekend to binge the season and then watch the finale "live." Seen some vague stuff about Nora lying or not which I already know she didn't because Carrie Coon is the truth.